The best gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual books were celebrated in New York on Monday night

The 27th Lambda Literary Awards were presented in New York on Monday night, celebrating the best gay, lesbian and transgender books of the year. A parade of actors, celebrities and activists presented the awards, which were hosted by comedian Kate Clinton.

Two writers were honored with lifetime achievement awards: Rita Mae Brown, author of "Rubyfruit Jungle," was presented with the Pioneer Award by Gloria Steinem. Filmmaker and author John Waters, who was given the Trustee Award for Excellence in Literature, dedicated his award to the original owners of the Provincetown Bookstore, where he said he worked for a summer when he was young and received his true education.

Among the winners were presidential inaugural poet Richard Blanco, whose memoir "The Prince of Los Cocuyos" won the award for best gay memoir, and journalist Charles M. Blow, whose autobiography "Fire Shut Up In My Bones" won the prize for best bisexual nonfiction.

Both books are widely available from major publishers -- HarperCollins/Ecco and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, respectively. Many of the other works that took prizes Monday night are published by smaller independent publishers, some of which make publishing books that speak to bisexual, gay, lesbian and transgendered readers part of their mission. The complete list of award winners is below.

Lesbian Fiction: "Yabo" by Alexis De Veaux (RedBone Press)

Gay Fiction: "I Loved You More" by Tom Spanbauer (Hawthorne Books)

Bisexual Fiction: "Give It to Me" by Ana Castillo (The Feminist Press)